title: Effect of cytosolic pH on epithelial Na+ channel in normal and cystic fibrosis sweat ducts.
abstract: The activities of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl(-) channel and the amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) are acutely coordinated in the sweat duct. However, the mechanisms responsible for cross-talk between these ion channels are unknown. Previous studies indicated that luminal pH of sweat ducts varies over 3 pH units and that the cytoplasmic pH affects both CFTR and ENaC. Therefore, using basolaterally alpha-toxin-permeabilized apical membrane preparations of sweat ducts as an experimental system, we tested the hypothesis that the cytosolic pH may mediate the cross-talk between CFTR and ENaC. We showed that while luminal pH had no effect, cytosolic pH acutely affected ENaC activity. That is, acidic pH inhibited, while basic pH activated, ENaC. pH regulation of ENaC appears to be independent of CFTR or endogenous kinase activities because basic pH independently stimulated ENaC (1) in normal ducts even when CFTR was deactivated, (2) in CF ducts that lack CFTR in the plasma membranes and (3) after blocking endogenous kinase activity with staurosporine. Considering the evidence of Na(+)/H(+) exchange (NHE) activity as shown by the expression of mRNA and function of NHE in the basolateral membrane of the sweat duct, we postulate that changes in cytosolic Na(+) ([Na(+)]( i )) may alter cytosolic pH (pH( i )) as salt loads into the cell during electrolyte absorption. These changes may play a role in coordinating the activities of ENaC and CFTR during transepithelial salt transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics-0831, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0831, USA. mmr@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Quinton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C505032:CFTR protein, human; D018118:Chloride Channels; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D019311:Staurosporine